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Vadim Ruban

Number of games in database: 289
Years covered: 1978 to 1996
Last FIDE rating: 2545 (2521 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2555
Overall record: +95 -71 =123 (54.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (18) 
    E97 E94 E60 E92 E87
 Queen's Indian (18) 
    E15 E12 E17 E14
 Bogo Indian (13) 
    E11
 Dutch Defense (12) 
    A90 A81 A91 A96
 Grunfeld (10) 
    D82 D85 D76 D91 D78
 Queen's Gambit Declined (10) 
    D37 D35 D30
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (63) 
    B62 B57 B51 B58 B56
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (19) 
    B62
 Queen's Gambit Declined (15) 
    D35 D31 D37 D39
 Nimzo Indian (11) 
    E32 E21 E20 E39 E41
 Sicilian Scheveningen (8) 
    B83 B80 B82 B81 B84
 Semi-Tarrasch Defense (7) 
    D40 D41
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   V Ruban vs A Poluljahov, 1994 1-0
   V Ruban vs M Sorokin, 1991 1-0
   Dreev vs V Ruban, 1991 1/2-1/2
   Kramnik vs V Ruban, 1991 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   RSFSR Championship (1988)
   Sochi (1990)
   Russian Championship (1987)
   Miskolc (1990)
   Balassagyarmat (1990)
   RSFSR Championship (1991)
   Capablanca Memorial-A (1990)
   USSR Championship (1991)
   Chigorin Memorial-A (1989)
   URS-ch otbor Uzhhorod (1988)
   Hastings Challengers 1991/92 (1991)
   Russian Championship (1994)
   Russian Championship (1995)
   URS-ch otbor Norilsk (1987)
   Budapest Spring Open (1989)

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VADIM RUBAN
(born Jun-13-1964, 61 years old) Russia

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Vadim Nikolaevich Ruban was awarded the International Master title in 1989 and that of Grandmaster in 1991. He ceased playing in tournaments in the mid 1990s. Ruban served as deputy of the Novosibirsk Regional Council of Deputies from 1998-2001.

Last updated: 2025-06-13 01:41:51

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 page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 289  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Ruban vs B Schipkov  0-1281978NovosibirskE14 Queen's Indian
2. N Kulinskiy vs V Ruban  1-0601983Junior Selection TournamentE20 Nimzo-Indian
3. S Zagrebelny vs V Ruban  1-0431983Junior Selection TournamentB83 Sicilian
4. V Ruban vs Oll  0-1361983Junior Selection TournamentE12 Queen's Indian
5. V Ruban vs Salov  ½-½271983Junior Selection TournamentA57 Benko Gambit
6. V Ruban vs Khalifman  ½-½56198413th Soviet Team CupE92 King's Indian
7. I Ratkovich vs V Ruban  1-039198413th Soviet Team CupB20 Sicilian
8. V Ruban vs V Vorotnikov  0-1291985USSRD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
9. V Ruban vs Gleizerov  ½-½271985URSE93 King's Indian, Petrosian System
10. V Ruban vs A Vitolinsh  1-0321985USSR Team ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
11. Gleizerov vs V Ruban  ½-½171986URSE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
12. B Schipkov vs V Ruban  ½-½371986Novosibirsk Region chD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. A Baburin vs V Ruban  0-1531986Tournament (team)D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
14. Klovans vs V Ruban 1-0391986URS Army-chB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
15. V Ruban vs V Kharlamov  0-1391986Russian ChampionshipE12 Queen's Indian
16. A Panchenko vs V Ruban  1-0441986Russian ChampionshipC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
17. A Vaulin vs V Ruban  1-0421986Russian ChampionshipB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
18. V Ruban vs Martynov  0-1281986Soviet Army Team ChampionshipA57 Benko Gambit
19. V Ruban vs O Kalinin  1-0341986Soviet Army Team ChampionshipD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. Dvoirys vs V Ruban  0-1411987Russian ChampionshipB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
21. V Ruban vs E Kalegin  1-0441987Russian ChampionshipA57 Benko Gambit
22. V Ruban vs A V Kharitonov  ½-½181987Russian ChampionshipD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
23. I Zakharevich vs V Ruban  0-1561987Russian ChampionshipD39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
24. I Tsesarsky vs V Ruban  0-1461987Russian ChampionshipE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
25. V Ruban vs Gleizerov  0-1481987Russian ChampionshipA90 Dutch
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-06-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: GM Vadim Ruban, Russia, born 13 June 1964. Current rating 2545, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?... but no FIDE rated games since 1996.

Russian (RSFSR) champion 1988 (shared with Ratmir Kholmov). IM in 1989, GM in 1991. Rating peak 2595 in 1993 (world no. 54).

What became of him?

Dec-19-10  BIDMONFA: Vadim Ruban

RUBAN, Vadim
http://www.bidmonfa.com/ruban_vadim...
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Jun-16-11  SvetlanaBabe: Why haven't I heard of this chessplayer before?
He seems to be a very strong player.
Aug-09-11  whiteshark: Between 1990 and mid 1993 he was within top 100 league: http://www.schachchronik.de/ratings...
Sep-24-11  siggemannen: So, what happened to Vadim?
Jul-29-17  Eagle41257: In the mid-1990s he stopped playing in tournaments. Deputy of the Novosibirsk Regional Council of Deputies (1998-2001).

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